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Phi Phi agent special Travellers are being advised to SPECIAL rates for Australian allow extra time for international and NZ travel industry staff are on flights. offer at Thailand’s Phi Phi Island Village Beach Resort. Fiji Airways kk’s SIN Rates start at THB4000 (about A$158) in a Superior Bungalow, FIJI Airways has formally with the deals on offer following announced a new non-stop the appointment of Complete route from Nadi to Singapore, Travel Marketing as its local sales as flagged by Travel Daily some and marketing representative. months ago (TD 21 Sep). Phi Phi Island Village Beach Twice weekly flights will start 05 Resort offers 144 traditional Apr 2016, with the services having Thai style bungalows and twelve a flying time of approximately ten NSW premier Mike Baird The campaign will also promote hours using FJ’s A330 aircraft. has launched a new tourism travel packages for Chinese private Hillside Pool Villas, while a current refurbishment program FJ361 will depart Nadi at 2315 campaign in China in partnership visitors to experience next year’s local time, arriving into SIN at with Qantas, with the joint Vivid Sydney Festival. will also see the introduction of two bedroom family bungalows. 0510+1 making for easy onward Destination NSW/QF promotion Pictured above in Shanghai are, connections. featuring a large outdoor digital from left: Alan Chang, Qantas More details on 02 9018 9322. billboard promoting travel to Airways gm China; NSW Premier Sydney and NSW with Qantas. Mike Baird; and Jennifer Tung, Baird said the campaign takes regional director North Asia for advantage of a “prime location Destination NSW. in Shanghai to highlight just how spectacular our state is Cruise 1st is a fast growing and dynamic travel agent, based in North and encourage even more Turkey advisory Sydney, where “second to none” service is the key to our success. We holidaymakers from China”. BELEK, Antalya will be are an agent with a difference, operating a hybrid online call centre Last year 526,000 Chinese inaccessible to members of the model. We offer a full range of fly cruise packages with a variety of visitors arrived in NSW, up 24% public from 11-17 Nov due to the inclusions, all over the world, with super competitive prices. Our focus year-on-year, with spending at G20 Leader’s Summit, which will is international fly cruise packages. almost $2 billion during their stay. run 14-16 Nov. 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Website: www.traveldaily.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 6 SQ Tigerair bid SINGAPORE Airlines looks set to take 100% control of its low- Brochures cost offshoot Tigerair Singapore, making a SG$450 million bid for WELCOME to Brochures of the Week, Travel Daily’s Monday feature. Monday 9th Nov 2015 the 45% of the company it does If your firm is releasing a new brochure you’d like to make the industry not already own. aware of, send a brief description summarising its features and Tourism Fiji budget SQ said if the takeover is itineraries, including a PDF of the front cover, and contact details to [email protected]. increases by 28% successful it will delist Tigerair from the Singapore Stock Explore Holidays - 2017 THE Fijian government last Exchange, saying it aims to week announced an additional Explore Holiday’s Italy 2017 brochure has a two year “derive enhanced commercial validity, a scattering of new hotels and new tours. FJ$6.5 million in annual funding and operational synergies for Tourism Fiji, lifting the In Rome, new tours include the nine-day Rome, through a full integration of Tiger Sunshine Italy Aura Tour, nine-day Italian Essence organisation’s budget by 28% to Airways into the SIA Group”. by Aura and new hotels such as Twenty One Hotel, FJ$30 million. Palazzo Navona and Boscolo Exedra Roma. There are During a parliamentary budget fares up also new additions in Tuscany, Venice, Bologna, , speech in Suva on Fri, finance Lake Garda, Sorrento and Sicily. Highlights include SOUTH African Airways this minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum the Full Day Vesuvius by 4x4 with Wine Tasting. said the increase would be morning announced an increase “money well spent to encourage on all economy and business Abercrombie & Kent - India & the Orient 2016 people in our most important class fares between Australia and This new brochure has a new two week rail trip on target markets to visit Fiji. South Africa. 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Mercury Holidays - Asia & Indian Ocean 2015/16 the hotel industry tax holidays “We’re confident that, even Mercury Holidays’ new mini-brochure covers both of ten years for investments of with these small increases, SAA remains the best value option for escorted tours and beach holidays. Escorted tours $7 million or more, with Sayed- include accom in 4-star hotels, breakfast, lunch and Australians to see and explore the Khaiyum saying the scheme had dinner daily and the option for tailored extensions. African continent,” he said. “outlived its usefulness”. Tours include the nine-day China Discovery & 17-day Splendours of Vietnam. Beach holidays include flights from Australia, return transfers and optional mini tours. Some beach holidays on offer are 5-nights Dubai & Beyond, & 13-nights in Mauritius at Laguna Beach Hotel & Spa. 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This month Travel Daily, Aircalin and New Caledonia Tourism are giving agents the chance to win an amazing trip to New Caledonia including: • Two complimentary return economy class tickets on Aircalin • 5 nights’ accommodation in a one bedroom apartment for two Including buffet breakfast everyday provided by Ramada Plaza Noumea. • Return airport transfers All you have to do is have the most correct answers and the most creative answer to the final question. Send all your answers to [email protected] 6. What is the name of the Aircalin onboard magazine? Need a hint? CLICK HERE MIDDLE Earth Trilogy New Runaway tour boost Zealand showcased their SYDNEY-BASED day tour products to over 100 travel operator Runaway Tours is agents in Sydney last week. expanding operations to handle Agents learned about Middle- increasing demand from Asia. earth (Hobbiton Movie Set), Owner Steve Americh said Living-earth (Te Puia cultural Runaway specialises in foreign experience) and Under-earth language private day tours. (Waitomo Glowworm Caves “Chinese tourists want real & The Legendary Black Water experiences and to learn about Rafting) experiences. Busabout brochure AccorHotels points a destination, but in their own Ten lucky travel agents walked language,” he said. BUSABOUT has launched its LE Club AccorHotels members away with Trilogy Prize Packs. The Runaway Tours product 2016 Asia program with 10 tours staying at Asia Pacific hotels will The grand winner received a includes Blue Mountains, Hunter across Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, earn double points from Mon- $3000 prize pack including return Valley, Port Stephens and Sydney Cambodia and Burma. Thu and triple points from Fri-Sun flights to New Zealand and a visit City tours conducted by bilingual A new five-day tour in Thailand until 29 Feb 2016. to the Trilogy attractions. guides in English, Spanish, French, has been added - see HERE. Over 500 hotels are taking part The grand prize winner is Italian, German, Russian, Korean, and members must register to be pictured celebrating with fellow Japanese, Cantonese & Mandarin. eligible. AAT Kings Staff members. New trekking routes Offer applies to bookings made TWO new trekking routes have at accorhotels.com or via the Business Development Manager been opened to the summit of AccorHotels Reservations Service. Mount Kinabalu from Laban Rata. For full info on the program visit Western Australia The routes will replace the old www.accorhotels.com/leclub. single trail leading to the peak, DriveAway Holidays is looking for a multiline BDM based in Perth, WA. If you represent a where several climbers and 9W new daily routes number of non-conflicting products and can take mountain guides were killed on another fantastic client then during an earthquake in Jun. JET Airways has scheduled daily we’d love to hear from you. Sabah Park will fully reopen 01 A330 flights between Singapore and Delhi from 25 Nov. Please check out our DriveAway Careers page for Dec with one trail in operation, more information regarding the role: but there is currently no The services will provide www.driveaway.com.au/careers completion date for the second connectivity from Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney on Qantas All enquires please contact trail, which will offer a more Michelle at [email protected] scenic view towards the Kota codeshare flights to Delhi, though Belud district. Singapore.

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GOLD COAST – $100-$120K PKG PERTH – SALARY PACKAGE $75K - $95K (OTE) In this live in role you will oversee all aspects of the property. Your role will be managing an existing client base assisting in Lead the management team driving customer service, profit the ongoing growth of the brand, whilst also using your maximisation & maintain brand standards. Manage budgets, polished sales skills to achieve new business & continued

forecasts & business plans. Recruit, manage, train & monitor growth. You will support the AM team managing an existing team members to ensure service standards are met. Previous client base, together with working with the BDMs to achieve experience as a GM in a hotel/resort, commercial acumen, new business leads. You will be responsible for identifying strong leadership, communication & interpersonal skills growth opportunities & travel trends in the industry,

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